French Spice Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 teaspoons finely shredded lemons, rind of
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small mixing bowl,mix together honey,boiling water,and lemon peel,set aside.
• 2 in large mixing bowl,stir together flour,sugar,baking powder,cinnamon,baking soda,salt and cloves.
• 3 add honey mixture to flour mixture,stirring til nearly smooth.
• 4 mix eggs and oil,add to batter and stir til combined.
• 5 pour into greased and floured 10 inch fluted pan.
• 6 bake at 325 for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• 7 cool in pan on rack 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from pan and cool completely.
• 9 wrap and store overnight.
• 10 serve with whipped cream if desired.